Resume
::WORK::
Robert Half
Lead UX Designer | 2018 - 2023
Highlights of my UX role: research and development of a handful of personas; creation of a mini-museum to present research; management and creation of a design system; development of a game to squash bugs on our platform. All around good fun.
freelance
UX Researcher & Designer | 2015 - 2018
Worked in education, health & well-being, food systems, and civic tech. Tasks included research, persona development, wireframing, prototyping, user testing, interface design, and development.
Granicus
UX Designer | 2014 - 2015
Part of the UX team to figure out how to simplify the complicated processes of local governments. Tasks ranged from discovery calls and interviews with users, wireframing, building prototypes, and user testing in an agile environment.
Collective Invention
UX Researcher & Designer | 2012 - 2014
Carried out field research and interviews to compile insightful design research briefs for clients. Acted as the main user experience designer in charge of tasks ranging from information architecture to content strategy, culminating in the implementation of multiple online assets for the company.
Method
Interactive Design Intern | 2011 - 2012
Created prototypes and wireframes for a variety of platforms including web, mobile and tablet applications.
massachusetts college of art and design
Web Content Editor | 2010 - 2011
Responsible for Content Management System—editing, writing, proofreading content for MassArt website.
::EDUCATION::
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
MFA - Dynamic Media | 2009 - 2011
An MFA program focused on the possible new uses of dynamic/interactive media in communication design. In my thesis, 'Place: An Annotated Geography,' I focused on creating site-specific, interactive experiences using location-based media. In the development of my thesis, I struggled with how technology has isolated us from one another. GPS and mobile technologies allow us to stay connected and oriented in space, however, too often they compromise our awareness of where we are. As a result, I concentrated on using technology to augment our experiences of physical spaces by connecting us to the community of a place to learn about the historical and contemporary values of the people in a particular environment.
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
BA - Linguistics | 1999 - 2003
Concentration in Germanic languages. Other languages studied include Khmer, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.